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Farnborough 2024: RAF to fly Red 6 augmented reality helmet in Hawk trainer
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to fly the Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) on a BAE Systems Hawk T2 advanced jet training aircraft by the end of...Full story -
Farnborough 2024: GCAP partners reveal new concept design
The three national partners on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) have released a new concept artwork that appears to show a greater emphasis on speed, range, and...Full story -
Farnborough 2024: MBDA advances AI-based Orchestrike for SPEAR missile family
European missile house MBDA has revealed that its Selective Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) precision-strike missile will be the first weapons family enabled with its...Full story -
Farnborough 2024: BAE Systems looking to accelerate LAD cockpit for Eurofighter
BAE Systems is looking at potentially accelerating development of its large area display (LAD) cockpit for the Eurofighter Typhoon.Full story -
Farnborough 2024: US selects BriteCloud active expendable decoy for F-35
Leonardo's UK-based electronic warfare (EW) business is set to supply active expendable radio frequency (RF) decoys to enhance the self-protection capability of...Full story -
Farnborough 2024: Boeing preparing for increased T-7A production
Boeing is preparing to ramp up production of the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft in anticipation of production for the US Air Force (USAF), company officials said in...Full story -
Update: Israel retires Barak 1-variant F-16s
Israel has retired the last of its Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 30 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, named Barak 1 in national service.Full story -
Spain becomes PAC-3 user
Spain has signed an agreement with the United States to buy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support...Full story -
First new Belgian/Dutch rMCM vessel starts sea trials
The first of 12 new mine-countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) being built under the Belgian/Netherlands (BE/NL) joint replacement MCM (rMCM) programme has started initial sea...Full story -
Scale of Iraq's T-Kat armoured vehicle procurement revealed
Iraq took delivery of 108 T-Kat armoured vehicles in 2023, according to Bulgaria's recently released submission to the United Nation Register of Conventional Arms...Full story -
Australia resolves braking issue with Hawkei vehicles
The Australian government has confirmed that a braking issue with the Thales Australia Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (PMV-L) has been resolved and that it is...Full story -
Singapore frigate fires Aster missiles at two targets simultaneously
A Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) frigate has carried out a simultaneous firing of two Aster surface-to-air missiles at two separate targets, marking a new capability...Full story -
NASSCO receives design development contract for AS(X) submarine tender
US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) a USD20.5 million contract modification on 9 July to...Full story -
South Korea set to establish new ‘strategic command' unit
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed plans to establish a new command unit within the Republic of Korea (RoK) Armed Forces to co-ordinate...Full story -
First contracts expected as Drone Coalition seeks to ramp up UAV supply to Ukraine
The UK and Latvia-led group called the Drone Coalition, set up to support Ukraine with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, commonly known as drones), after Russia's 2022...Full story -
Babcock reveals GBP90 million loss on Type 31 frigate contract
UK shipbuilding and services group Babcock has been forced to cut its profit guidance after reporting a GBP90 million (USD117 million) loss on the UK Royal Navy's...Full story -
Singapore Army equips active units with new Infantry Automatic Rifle
All active Singapore Army units with a requirement for the section automatic weapon (SAW) would have been equipped with the Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940 (IAR6940)...Full story -
Philippines uses ‘Pitch Black' deployment to enhance air combat skills
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has deployed aircraft for the first time in Australia's biennial ‘Pitch Black' exercise in an effort to improve its air combat skills.Full story -
India updates defence procurement rules
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched updated defence procurement rules, aimed at providing further support for localised private-sector research, development,...Full story -
US Coast Guard Sector Anchorage name changed to Sector Western Atlantic and US Arctic
The US Coast Guard (USCG) changed the name of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage to Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and US Arctic, the USCG confirmed on 17 July.Full story